Guess who's back...

Oy! It's been a long time. But I'm told (thanks Sonya, Steph, OG) I need to get back at it. So, altho it's Ava's Blog - here's what's new. All around.

Ava's getting close to 5 years old. She's doing well with Bread & Roses - her school/daycare. It's great. Mama and I love it. We're so glad we found it. She's writing her name, first and last. Backward sometimes, but doing well. And she asks "what does this spell" constantly! I love it. Mostly. Ha!

So as most you probably know - Mama and I split. We share Ava time well. (Except for my work schedule wreaking havoc) and work on our parenting quite a bit. We try to make it all about keeping Ava on the right track in life. I found a great church - Valley Family Church - and Ava loves the "Kidamazoo" kid's church. A lot of friends actually go there, and I'm making friends within in the congregation too.

I'm with someone, her name's Sonya & she's an amazing person. She has a daughter almost exactly a year younger than Ava. They get along great. 2 very independent, intelligent and creative only children - so while they have their moments, they're great together. Sonya & Zoey are terrific additions to our lives. They've been around since last May or so. But we just recently (well, it was me 'waiting') decided to call it more than "hanging out." (Sonya still teases me about that haha!)

Ava's very active and doing well with so much. She's into art at school; loves to read; loves music and singing; plays Uno all the time (real cards & my ipod); ice skates pretty darn well; and just brings joy to my life everyday.

So that's what I got for ya! I'll post a few pics of all of us. I'm going to try and blog, whether it's pictures or thoughts on/from Ava. Comments help encourage me to do so - if you leave it anonymously (with no email) go ahead and leave you name. I love to know who's keeping up.

So on this Valentine's weekend - Love to you all. Cheers.

Out one evening after a play date.

Matching glasses? Haha! Her's are "fashion specs" -- fake. Mine: not so fake.
Sonya & I in Vegas - at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Look at those beautiful girls!
The 4 of us last fall at Turkeyville USA! We were on a train. It was small. I felt like a giant. (Also why I love small bottles of booze!)
So there's a quick snapshot. Hope you're doing well. Stay in touch, and I'll work on staying current with the blog.

PS - if you are on Twitter follow me - I'm @danmoyle -- or if you aren't, get on it keep up with instant pics of Ava all the time. I also post on Facebook.